Author: Daniel Barenboim

Quotes

Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.

Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.

- Daniel Barenboim

Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

- Daniel Barenboim

Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.

Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.

Music is very abstract. When we talk about music, we're not discussing the music itself but rather how we react to it.

- Daniel Barenboim

Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.

Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

- Daniel Barenboim

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

- Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.

Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.

- Daniel Barenboim

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